Match book



June 1, 1943. I I

MATCH 1300K Filed March 27, 1940 Inventor faizrzfi'ffrzapp,

J. E. KNOPP 2,320,781

A iiorneys Patented June 1, 1943 UNHTED STATES PATENT ()FFICE MATCH BOOK John E. Knopp, Tulsa, Okla.

Application March 27, 1940, Serial No. 326,277

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in match books such as are used by smokers.

The invention is designed with the particular purpose in View of providing a match book so constructed and arranged as to enhance its value as an advertising medium and which is equipped to facilitate the striking of matches thereon, all without departing from the conventional match book to an extent necessitating the employment of special machinery in manufacturing the same.

Other and subordinate objects will presently appear, together with the precise nature of my improvement, when the succeeding description and claim are read with reference to the drawing accompanying and forrm'ng part of this specification.

In said drawing- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the invention,

Figure 2 invention.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the improved match book comprises the usual pack age of matches l in a folder 2 including a single strip of cardboard, or the like, having one end folded around and suitably secured to the base end of the package so as to provide a keeper flap 3 in front of said base, the remaining part of the strip being arranged to provide a back stretch 4 for the book and a front cover flap 5, the free edge of which is adapted to be interposed between the free edge of the flap 3 and the package of matches I in the usual manner. According to my invention, the keeper flap 3 is divided lengthwise along substantially its median line into a lower abrasive scratch surface, or zone, 6 and an upper advertising zone 1, and means are provided for preventing matches being scratched against the abrasive surface 6 from entering the advertising zone, such means taking the form of a longitudinal guide 8 forming a dividing line between said zones 6, l.

is a view in side elevation of the In the form of the invention shown, the dividing line between the abrasive, or scratch, zone 6 and advertising zone I is formed by a strip 9 of Cellophane, or similar material, folded over the free edge of the keeper flap 3 and suitably secured thereto, the edge of the strip 9 on the outside of the flap 3 providing the guide 8, and the Cellophane strip protecting the advertising underneath the same.

As will now be seen, my invention provides an advertising zone on the base keeper flap of the match book to which attention is forcibly directed each time a match is struck, and an effective means for preventing the match from being scratched across the advertising zone. Also, it will be seen, that the book described may be manufactured without recourse to special machinery. By virtue of the relation of abrasive and advertising zones the value of the booklet for advertising purpose is materially enhanced, the advertising being rendered more effective, as will be clear.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suifice to impart a clear understanding of my invention and therefore a more lengthy description need not be entered into.

What I claim is:

A match book comprising a package of matches, and a folder for said packagein which the package is secured, said folder comprising a cover flap, and a base keeper flap for receiving the free edge of the cover flap between the same and said package, said keeper flap being divided along its longitudinal median line into an abrasive scratch zone and an advertising zone, and a strip of trans- 

